Means for holding cooking utensils on galley ranges



June 26, 1945. A. WESTLAKE ,3

MEANS FOR HOLDING COOKING UTENSILS 0N GALLEY RANGES Filed Nov. 25', 1941 INVENTOR. fllber! westzahe BY r v A a a Patented June 26, 1945 MEANS FOR'HID'BDING COGKING UTENSIES- ONYGAZELEY RANGES Albert iwestla'ke, New York; N.Y:,. assignor, by

direct and m'esneassignments; of 'oneflral'f to Mary Wesuake-New York, N'-.*Y$, and onehalf to-MarthaC- Reed, lianbu-rwflo'nm r. v Application: November 25, 194i, SeriaLNo.'420,328-- Thisinvention relatesv to meansfor holding cooking utensils onrranges; and-while itfisadapted for use; with-any formvotcookingl range. it" is particularly adapted.- -for use with: galley cooking .rangesefor marine. vesselsi'tot prevent" cooking utensils fromntipping over or mOViHgLOfi from the range by the rolling and-pitchingmovements of the vessel due. to -sea conditions;

lit-is an object ofthe-invention to. provide in connectioniwithla galley .rangeemeans to engage and hold cooking utensils'of different sizes-.. and shapes upon thegalley range-toprevent. the utensils f-romtippingover andlmov-ing laterally from the range, which maybe 1 readily -.manipulated into and out of engaging and-holding position and releasablyv .lockeri in' utensil. engaging position, and to provide supports tor saidrmeans and means for 'mounting said-supports on the range tohave adjustment-ilongitudinally of. the front ofwthearangeand adapted for the? interchangeable :mounting f .the supports toextend transversely andnhave adjustment. relativeto the top of therange to-positiomthe supports'wi-th the utensil engaging-and-holding lmeans'to hold utensils on different desired portionsoflthe range.

It is a further object of. the inventiomto provide devices for releasablyeng-agingopposite sides and over a side wall portion ofcooking utensils upon agalley range to-ho1dand prevent lateral movementof l cooking" utensils upon: the range; andmeansemounted on andiadjustable longitudinally of: the front eithe -range to support said utensil engaging and .holdingmeans tot-extend transversely .of the range and have adiustment toward and away from-each other-tel engage and: hold cookingutensils of different sizes-upon the range.

Other. objects and-advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear;

In the: drawingaccompanying andiorming; a part of this: application;-

" Figure 1 is. a schematic view looking: at. the-topof a galley-1cookingrange' or stove and'showingcooking utensils engaging orgripping :andhold ing means in one position: ole-adjustmentin rela-- tion to the-top; thereof;

Figure 2 isua side elevation ofia-cookingutensil gripping andh'oldingdevice and: adjustable sup porting-meanstherefor-shown: at the-right of: Figural and showing the same'inrelation-'to-thetop of the coeking range;-

Figure 3 is-a sideelevatiorr of acookingutensil engagingandrholdingdeviceshown at thedett of: Figure 1 and showing the same in relation: to the top of thercooking range;

Figure 4 is a-rpla-n'viewof a. support for-ca cook, ing. utensil" engaging orgripping and holding x1e.- vine;v andv Figure 1 :5: is an: endelevaticn of. the. support shown-in Figure 4 lookinga'at thesright thereof.

The embodiment of a the invention illustrated? in thendrawingis shown"; intconnectiorrwith a cookingrangenRl-only so muchpf .the cooking range being 'S-hQWnr as. is essential; to. an. understanding of the invention. Bracketsbfiefixedetovand ex tendingl laterallyirom the range support a. raii l to extendJong-itudina-lly of the? range, preferably the-front thereof; and disposed in a plane belowthe toppfithe-range; A series-of supports, shown in-plam 1:and'tside-eleration'in. Figures 1 4 and .5; .are

releasably mounted on. the-rail" l to have adjuste merit longitudinally of-theraili. Each of 13 0651113" partsconsists of za; support proper '8 having .an upper; rectangulan'fla-t: surface 9 arranged with lugsl0- fi0i rectangular form-in crosssection-ax tendedi upwardl :from the corners thereofmand said: lugs arrangingsaidusurtaee 9 with: intersecting guideways:for. aepurpose hereinafter de SGlibEdEl The supports are. provided "opposite the flan-surfaced =withlaterallyextendingears H:

having a semicircular recess It! in the:face-thereof midway the ears: Unsaid recess :being iuanear-c of a circle having aradius substantially the same as =the rail---1 and: adapteti'tobe: engaged there- The-supports which, are :in the nature of brackets-are secured to the rail by caps or cleats 1-3 hauingn-a; surface -adalpted to. be :opposed to and: conforming :tQ the surf-ace. oi the ea-rswith the recess-:42. and: adapted toobeeengagedl at the side of, therrai'lropposite the-supports :andsecured to the-supp0nts byscrews l Li Itv willbe--obvious that the. supportingbrackets may be adjusted longitudinally on: the rail by releasing the: caps I 3 and secured. in adjustedwposition on t-l'ierail by drawing thecaps. to thesupports by the screws M11 111-: the r'present: instance three of: said: sup-- porting-brackets are utilized. aseshown' at "a,-. b ande iii-FigureLaithougha greater orlessnumhen may be utilized depending on the number oi thercooking: utensilwengagingz or gripping and holding devices. The "distance r of the surface 9- the-supporting -brackets 8=-tfrom the surface ofthe ea-rs H is. such so that when, the supports l-ar-e mounted em the rail 1 the flat. surface "of: the -sup.- ports will; be disposed in a planesabove-rthe top of. the. range or stove as shown in. Figure 121 A series OfnCOOkiDQ utensil: engagingwor1gripping and holding dew-iceyare uti-lized, each. ofsaid devices-comprising a-pair-of: arms. Certain of- :said :devicesweachcomprisea pair charms 115:;

I 6, one pair of said arms being pivotally mounted at one end on a bar l1, and two pair of said arms are pivotally mounted on a bar I8. The bars [1,

l8 are adapted to be interchangeably mounted on the supports and b, respectively, toextend transversely of the top of the range R and to have longitudinal adjustment and adjustment to different positions longitudinall of the range by the adjustment of the supports on the rail 1. The bars engage the flat surface of the supporting brackets 8 between the lugs l0, and to permit of longitudinal adjustment of the bars relative to ports 8 centrally thereof, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the heads of the screwsbeing provided with a wing I 9' extended upwardly from the head of the screws and said wings having a slot therein for the engagement of a member to manipulate the screws. The bar I! is of less length than the bar l8 and carries a pair of the arms l5, l6 at or adjacent the end thereof, and the bar l8 carrying two pair of said arms, one pair of arms at or adjacent the end and the other pair of arms intermediate the ends thereof.

To mount the arms [5, 16 On the bars ll, l8, shouldered studs 20 are mounted in openings in the bars with a portion of the studs extending from the under surface of the bars a distance substantially equal to the portion of the supports 8' extending above the top of the range and adapted to engage and support the bars upon the range. To pivotally mount the arms upon the studs 20, one arm. shown as the arm l6, has'a bifurcated end, as shown at I6, and the other arm l has a hub portion l5 at the end adapted to be engaged between the bifurcation legs l6 when the arms are pivotally engaged upon the studs 20. Each of the arms l5, I6 has a portion extending substantially in a straight plane radially from the pivot support of the arms to substantially midway the length of the arms, and said portion of said arms merges with an inwardly curved portion, as at I5", I6", the arms [6 being curved in a direction opposite to the arm 15, and

the free end of the arms diverging from said curve'd portion relative to the radial portions. To retain the arms on the studs in engagement with the studshoulder to permit of adjustment of the arms toward and away from each other to releast ably grip and firmly hold a pot or pan on the range, and to adjust the arms to extend in different directions from the bars l1, l8 a headed screw 2| has threaded connection with a bore in the studs, the head of the screw having an upwardly extending wing 22 provided with a slot for the engagement of an implement to manipulate the screws and to forcibly clamp the pivot I portion of the arms between the shoulder of the studs and head of the screws, and thereby lock the arms in adjusted position on the studs. The arms mounted on the bar I! may be adjusted to extend from the end of the bar as shown and be engaged about a pot, shown in dot and dash lines P, and hold the pot to the range, or said arms may be adjusted to extend laterally from either side of the bar I! and firmly grip and hold a pot to the range in said positions.

Two pair of arms are shown mounted on the bar 18, one pair of arms being mounted interis disposed in a higher plane than the arm engaging and supporting shoulder of the stud for the pair of arms intermediate the ends of the bar. The arms mounted at or adjacent the end of the bar l8 are shown as extending to one side of the bar and adjusted to firmly grip and hold a pot of relatively large diameter to'the range, as shown in 'dot and dash lines P, and it will be obvious that said arms may be adjusted to extend from the opposite side of the bar and adjusted to firmly grip and hold pots of different sizes to the range. To permit of adjustment of the arms l5, IE to a position with the free ends disposed in overlapping relation to grip and hold a pot of relatively small diameter to the range, such as a coffee pot as shown in dot and dash lines P, the free end of one of the arms, shown as the arm 16, is arranged with a' bifurcation, as at l6, and the free end of the other arm [5 is reduced in width, as shown at [5 and disposed to have movement in the plane of and engage in the space between the bifurcation legs Hi ofthe arm l6, as clearly shown in Figure 1. The shoulders at opposite sides of the reduced end portion I5 of arm [5 serve as stops to engage the other arm l6 and limit the movementof thearmsin a direction toward each other. I

To engage and hold to the range a frying pan or a spider, the side wall of which declines from the top to the bottom of the pan, a further pair of arms is provided, said arms being in the form of bars 23 mounted on the support a to extend transversely of the top of the range and have adjustment toward and away from each other. The bars are offset laterally intermediate the ends thereof in opposite directions, as at 23', and the offset portion 23" arranged of reduced thickness and to incline to conforrnto the inclination of the side wall of the pan. The end of the bars opposite the offset portion 23 has a part extending laterally at a right angle and in a direction opposite to the offset 23', and shown as consisting of plates 24 fixed at one end to the bars and having slots extended into the opposite ends. The slotted portions of the plates are disposed in superposed relation to the flat surface 9 of the supporting brackets a and have sliding movement between the lugs l0 parallelly of the rail 1, and are releasably secured to said supporting bracket by a screw l9 engaging the slots of the superposed plates and threaded bore 8' in the support. The free ends of the offset portions 23 are arranged with a portion to extend transversely of the bars, as at 23, with a portion extending below said offset portion of the bar to engage the top of the range and a portion extending above the offset portion and the free end thereof offset laterally, as at 23*, to permit of the engagement of a cover on the pan. To adjust the arms 23 to accommodate pans of different widths, or spiders of different diameter, the screw I8 is loosened to permit the arms to be moved away from each other and the pan or spider engaged between the arms, as'shown in dot and dash lines S, when the arms are adjusted to engage the opposite sides of the pan with an end wall of the pan abutting the offset portion 23 of the arms and locked in adjusted position by the screws l9 clamping the arm plates 24 to the flat surface 9 of thesupporting bracket, the arms holding the pan against lateral movement on the range. To

hold the pan or spider to the range and prevent movement of the same outwardly from between the arms, holding members in the form of plates 25 having stepped notches of hook form 25 arranged on the front edge thereof secured sidewise to the side of the bars 23 at and within the juncture of the offset portion 23' to extend vertically therefrom and have vertical adjustment by screws engaging slots extended into the bottom edge of the plates and threaded into openings in the bars, as at 26. The hook portions 25' of the plates are adapted to be engaged over the edge of a side wall portion of the pan.

It will be obvious that the carrying bars l1, GB for the arms l5, l6 may be interchangeably mounted on the supports 8 on the rail 1 with the arms 23. For instance,. the arms 23 may be mounted on the support and the bar I! on the support a when the utensil gripping holding arms I5, IS on bar l8 are adjusted to extend laterally from the side of the bar [8 opposite to that shown in Figure 1, or the arms 23 may be mounted on the support I) and the bar 18 carrying the utensil gripping and holding arms l5, l on the support a.

By the arrangement of mounting and supporting the bars I1, l8 so that they are disposed in a plane above the top of the range, and the pivotal mounting of the arms [5, I 6 on the tuds 20 above said bars, the arms are adapted to be en aged with and grip pots at points above the bottom of the pots thereby not only holding the pots from moving laterally to and fro onthe range with a consequent sloshing and spilling of liquid from the pots and possible movement of the pots from the range, but also prevent the tops from tipping over on the range. The arms 23 also hold the pans against lateral movement while the engagement of the hooks of the plates 25 with the pan prevent the pan from moving outwardly from between the arms and from the range and also hold the pan on the range.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In means for holding cooking utensils on a galley range having a, rail extending longitudinally of and spaced laterally from the range, a bar, a support adjustable longitudinally on the rail, means to adjustably mount the bar upon said support with the bar extending transversely of the top of the range and having adjustment on the support and adapted to be moved with the support when the support is adjusted on the rail to be disposed in different positions relative to the top of the range, a member adjustably mounted on the bar to engage cooking utensils of different sizes and hold said cooking utensils upon different portions of the range, and means to releasably secure said member in adjusted position on the bar.

2. In a galley range, a range, a pair of utensil engaging and holding bars, a support mounted on and disposed at a side of the range and having a plurality of lugs extending from the support in spaced relation to each other, one end of the bars being arranged to be slidably mounted in the same space between said lugs on the support, means for releasably securing said bars at said end on the said support with the bars extending in parallel spaced relation transversely of the top of the range and having sliding adjustment toward and away from each other on the support to engage at the opposite sides of a cooking utensil and hold the cooking utensil against lateral movement on the range.

3. In a galley range, a range, means for holding utensils against lateral movement on the range, comprising a pair of bars each bar having a slotted portion extending at a right angle laterally from one end of the bar, a support mounted on and disposed at a side of the range and having a portion arranged for the slidable engage- ,ment of the right angleportions of the bars to provide for the adjustment of the bars toward and away from each other, and means engaging the slots in the right angle portions of said bars and having threaded connection with the support to secure the bars in adjusted position on the support, and said bars adapted to engage at the opposite sides of a cooking utensil and hold movement On the range, and members mounted on said bars and having hook portions to engage over the edge of a side wall portion of a cooking utensil and hold the cooking utensil upon the range between the bars.

5. In a galley range, a range, a support mounted on and spaced laterally from the range and having a socket therein, a pair of bars, each bar having one end portion offset laterally intermediate the ends of the bars and having a slotted plate portion extending laterally at a right angle from the opposite end of each bar in a direction opposite to the ofiset to be engaged in overlapped relation on the support, a headed screw engaging the slots of the slotted plate portions of the bars and threaded into the socket in the support to releasably mount said bars upon the support with the bars extending transversely of the top of the range and having adjustment toward and away from each other to engage opposite sides of cooking utensils of different sizes on the range, and plates fixed to the side of the bars between the ofiset end portions and the slotted plate por tions to extend upwardly from the bars and forwardly of the offsets, and said plates having notches in the forward edge adapted to engage over the edge of a side wall portion of a cooking utensil and hold said cooking utensil between the bars to the range.

6. In a galley range, a range, a support mounted on and spaced laterally from a side of the range, a pair of bars having a slotted right angle portion at one end to be slidably engaged on the support, means engaging the slots of the angle portions of the bars and having threaded connection with the support to releasably mount and secure said bars upon the support with the bars extending transversely of the top of the range and having sliding adjustment on the support toward and away from each other to engage opposite sides of cooking utensils of different sizes on the range, and plates fixed to and extending upwardly from the bars, said plates having notches in an edge thereof adapted to engage over the edge of a side wall portion of a cooking utensil and hold said cooking utensil between the bars to the range.

ALBERT WESTLAKE. 

